A new chalkboard that encourages students to inscribe their ambitions on a wall was unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 13 in the
Old Student Center. The board was filled entirely with student desires within hours of the event. Photo by Alwin Szeto/Guardian.
SUN GOD FESTIVAL

ERC Residential Areas Will Be
Closed To Guests During Sun God
Newly announced protocol for this Friday’s festival will require ERC residents to wear
separate wristbands to gain entry to on-campus residential halls and apartments.
BY jacky to

A

contributing writer

ll Eleanor Roosevelt College
residents will receive a distinct
wristband to wear on the day of
the Sun God Festival to gain access to
all residential areas of ERC. The student
body was informed in a May 6 letter
from the A.S. Council that International
House and The Village will be the only
areas to exclude non-residents, but ERC
was excluded from this list.
According to ERC Resident Dean
Rey Guerrero, the new wristband policy
has been implemented for the first time
in ERC residential halls, apartments
and International House to discourage
the presence of residents’ guests durSee WRISTBANDS, page 6

PHOTO BY ANDREW OH/GUARDIAN FILE

CAMPUS

Opponents of Che Cafe Closure Prepare for Legal Fight
Supporters of the cooperative concert venue brought legal counsel to a meeting regarding a potential closure for 2014-15.
BY Gabriella Fleischman

news editor
Members and supporters of the
Che Cafe Collective brought a lawyer
on their behalf to the University
Centers Advisory Board’s weekly
meeting on May 13. Over 50 people
came to the meeting to influence
UCAB members’ votes on whether or
not the Che Cafe facility will be closed
next year due to safety issues. UCAB
did not vote during the meeting
because there was not enough time to

accommodate everyone who wished
to speak during public input.
Since not everyone was able
to speak due to time constraints,
a special meeting will be held on
Monday, May 19, to continue the
discussion.
“When we vote depends on how
long they will keep having public
input,” UCAB Chair Sammy Chang
said. “I expect that Monday will be
all public input again.”
According to Chang, there were
over 50 people in attendance in

the Earl Warren College Room at
Price Center, which has a capacity
of 39 people. Thus, the meeting was
moved to The Forum at 2:30 p.m., at
which point they listened to public
input for 45 minutes.
Due to the fact that Che Cafe
Collective brought a lawyer, UCAB
will employ the UCSD legal counsel
on their part.
“We were kind of blindsided;
in the meeting, we were supposed
to meet with just students,” Chang
said. “The Che Cafe has made this

into a legal issue. We can’t talk
anymore — we have to talk in front
of attorneys.”
Chang added that if the Che
Cafe files a suit against UCAB or
University Centers, the University
of California’s Board of Regents will
become the defendant.
The UCSD Guardian was unable
to reach anyone from the Che Cafe for
comment by press time.

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reetings everyone! Due to
the new A.S. constitutional
rules, the University Centers
Advisory Board representative
cannot appoint a successor, forcing
Jehoan Espinoza to step down
from his position as the current
UCAB representative. A.S. Council
President Robby Boparai went head
to head with Espinoza during the
meeting about whether A.S. Council
is breaking the rules by allowing
Espinoza to keep his current position.
Boparai explained that he did
inform Espinoza that he would
no longer be the current UCAB
representative once VP Campus
Affairs Amber Hawthorne was elected.
He stated that Espinoza may file a
grievance to the Judicial Board if he
felt it necessary.
Boparai clarified that the
constitution (Title 3, chapter 1.2 A)
clearly states that VP Campus Affairs
is the current UCAB representative;
however, he had no intention to
motion to dismiss Espinoza.
“Rules exist for a reason, [and] it’s
a grey area in the bylaws,” Boparai
said. “I acted as I saw fit, and if anyone
has an issue, I would love for them to
address it with me.”
Campuswide Senator Joey Giltner
voiced his opinion against setting a
precedent to break the rules due to
the issues that arose when the former
council broke the rules.
AVP Enterprise Operations Irene
Chang defended Espinoza, stating
that he only has three weeks left and
should be able to retain his current
position as UCAB representative.
Boparai ended the discussion by
stating that there was no malicious
intent on his part.
“Jeohan was not appointed as VP
Campus Affairs, and that’s why I was
worried that the rules were being
broken,” Boparai said. “I think that as
long as we are following our rules, I’m
fully in favor of Jeohan serving as our
UCAB rep.”
The decision to keep Espinoza
in his current position until the
end of Spring Quarter 2014 passed
unanimously.
UCAB Chair Sammy Chang
provided a student impact survey
to affirm that the student services
fee agreed with the priorities of
UCSD students and to guide future
Student Fee Advisory Committee
deliberations.
UCSD is currently in a deficit of
$5 million due to the staff benefits
increase, which creates inflation and
leads to stricter financial regulation.
AVP Concerts and Events Sarah
Harley also spoke about the Sun
God Festival, reiterating that during
the 2012–13 festival, the number of
patients admitted to Scripps hospital
doubled, with 49 students hospitalized
for alcohol poisoning.
Harley said that due to this and
other events, action had to be taken.
“We couldn’t keep doing nothing
and assume that this year it would get
better on its own,” Harley said. “We
have to make tough decisions but
I think it’s worth it to continue the
tradition that is such a vital part of
student life here.”
All tickets were reserved for the
concert this year. Wristbands may be
picked up from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on
Thursday, May 15 at Marshall Field.
I hope to see all you party people
there! Drink water, stay cool and have
a good time! Happy Sun God!

Union Files Suit over Employee Death at UC Berkeley
The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Union alleged the University of California,
Berkeley responsible for custodial worker Damon Frick’s death for violating the University’s health and safety policies.
BY Yan Gao

associate news editor
The American Federation of State,
County & Municipal Employees
Union filed a formal complaint on
May 7 to the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration after the
death of a worker at UC Berkeley.
AFSCME 3299, the University of
California’s largest union, which
represents more than 22,000
employees, alleged that UC Berkeley
did not comply with its health and
safety policies.
UC Berkeley custodial worker
Damon Frick fell off of a 20-foothigh platform while cleaning
window sills in Berkeley’s Chevron
Auditorium. An April 10 Daily
Californian article stated that Frick

passed away after the incident due
to injuries sustained in the fall.
According to a AFSCME press
release, the foot lift was more than
30 years old and was unstable.
AFSCME 3299 President and fellow
UC Berkeley service worker Kathyrn
Lybarger said in the press release
that UC service workers generally
bear the most physically demanding
labor at the university.
“We have been sounding alarms
for years about the hazardous
working conditions and skyrocketing
injury rates,” Lybarger said. “This was
an entirely preventable tragedy, and
the UC must be held accountable.”
AFSCME claimed that the
university violated its own health and
safety policies by instructing Frick
to perform dangerous duties that are

not listed in his job description.
In the formal complaint letter
to OSHA, AFSCME requested a
“campuswide review of dangerous
and hazardous tasks” that are
performed by AFSCME workers to
guarantee the safety and rights of
workers.
According to UC Berkeley’s
spokesperson Janet Gilmore, the
university is currently conducting
investigations on the incident.
Meanwhile, the university is
providing psychological counseling
services for workers who were
affected by the tragedy.
Frick’s co-worker and UC Berkeley’s
International House’s Director of
Physical Operations Greg Rodolari
told the Daily Californian that Frick
was the sole provider for his family.

“He was a huge family man,”
Rodolari said. “It was great to see
somebody who loved being a family
person — that was a big part of
Damon that kept him working here.”
In response to Frick’s death,
his family is currently pressing the
university to take accountability for
his death and pursuing a wrongful
death claim against UC Berkeley.
Currently,
AFSCME
3299
announced that they are organizing
a fundraising campaign to help aid
Frick’s family. The Daily Californian
also reported that the housing
custodial team at UC Berkeley is
honoring Frick’s death by creating a
trust fund in his memory.

he Che Cafe has spent the last couple
of years in a sort of limbo while its
financial status was under review,
and the student-run cooperative building
may be shut down for the next year until
necessary repairs to the building are made.
Unfortunately, the uncertainty surrounding the venue’s future has been due to the
cooperative’s reputation among university
planners as a money pit consistently plagued
with safety issues. Hopefully, if University
Centers decides to pour nearly a million dollars of student fee money into renovations,
the establishment can also get the smart fiscal management that it needs to stay open.
It’s particularly sad that a building
with such historical value on our campus
may be forced to close its doors after so
many years, but there’s no avoiding all the
upgrades that are required for it to even
be usable. According to the University
Centers Advisory Board, the cafe was under
threat of closure from the fire marshal if
necessary upgrades, such as fire alarms
and sprinklers, were not made. Ultimately,
the safety of UCSD students and affiliates
should always come first, regardless of the
establishment’s rich history. Because of
these potential hazards, closing down the
building is not only a sensible decision but
a necessary one.

The spate of safety problems, coupled
with the cafe’s inability to even pay reasonable rent, makes us question the competence
of the venue’s management. The first step to
putting the Che Cafe back on its feet is getting enough attendance to generate revenue,
but that hasn’t happened. Unfortunately
for the co-op, a University Centers campus
survey indicated that 77 percent of students
consider the cafe a low priority venue on
campus, while 83 percent stated that they
never attend Che events. With this apparent
lack of patronage and no visible effort on the
part of the management to generate any, it’s
no surprise that the Cafe can’t generate sufficient cash. Moreover, without greater student
involvement, the prospect of spending so
much on the Cafe’s renovation does not seem
like it’s in the students’ best interest.
Many students also don’t realize that the
money being spent on the cafe’s renovation
comes directly from student fees; in other
words, we are collectively pouring almost one
million dollars of our money into repairing a
cooperative that the vast majority of us don’t
even use. Last year, students voted down a
referendum that asked for a fee increase of
$11 per quarter to go toward necessary renovations for both Price Center and the Old
Student Center, which many students use
on a daily basis. If we refuse to even spend a

See CHE CAFE, page 5

GUEST COMMENTARY: Our Choices, Our Traditions, Our Sun god festival

O

n May 16, nearly 20,000 students
will attend Sun God Festival 2014 on
RIMAC Field. A UCSD tradition for the
past 32 years, Sun God Festival is one of the best
college music festivals in the country.
The vast majority of Tritons conduct themselves responsibly at the Sun God Festival.
Unfortunately, in recent years, we have seen a
sharp rise in the number and severity of problems associated with excessive alcohol consumption. You know the facts, but they are worth
repeating: Between 2011 and 2013, the number
of arrests at Sun God Festival rose 78 percent
from 82 to 146, the number of attendees admitted to detox rose 50 percent from 69 to 95 and
the number of hospitalizations rose 140 percent,
from 20 to 48.
These numbers threaten the future of the festival. Last August, we decided to take action, joining
a task force of students, staff and administrators
committed to reducing the risks associated with the

Sun God Festival. Our focus has been health and
safety, and our decisions have been collaborative.
Among the highlights:
When an early decision to eliminate nonaffiliate tickets threatened the budget for the
lineup, interim Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs Alan Houston agreed to cover the
$165,000 in lost revenue.
When staff suggested revising and extending the
Responsible Action Protocol (a medical amnesty
policy), students volunteered to produce a video,
“Rap the RAP.”
When the impact of the Sun God Festival on
residential communities was recognized, we worked
together to craft an appropriate campus policy.
And when we put out a call for “floaties”
– volunteers who will receive bystander intervention training before the festival – over 500
students responded.
Please follow these tips so you and your
friends can enjoy every moment of this year’s

Sun God Festival. If you choose to drink alcohol, pace yourself, drink water between alcoholic beverages and be sure to eat something
first. Have a game plan for how to get to and
from campus safely and for where to meet your
friends if you get separated. Learn about the
RAP and call 858-534-HELP (858-534-4357)
immediately in case of an emergency.
The Sun God Festival is an important campus
tradition. The task force has done its work. Now
it’s up to you. Celebrate safely. Your choices will
determine the future of the Sun God Festival.
Please take this into account as you celebrate so
that we can preserve the Sun God Festival for
future generations of Tritons.
— ANDY BUSELT
Former A.S. Council President
ROBBY BOPARAI
A.S. Council President
ALAN HOUSTON
Interim Vice Chancellor Student Affairs

his year’s Sun God Festival
theme still strikes me as
completely random for a
music festival, but if there’s one way
to get me distracted from studying for midterms, it’s talking about
video games.
The debate regarding whether
video games are good or bad for
kids, teenagers and just people in
general is age-old, but every few
months, new studies of why video
games are bad for people show up
everywhere on the internet. This
time, researchers at Ohio State
University released a study claiming video games have made college
students racist.
Year after year, these claims
against video games continue to
piggyback on one another, that
they cause everything ranging from
aggression, bad posture, lack of
social skills, poor performance in
school and even now, racism. But
the fundamental issue with blaming
video games for these problems is
that these inanimate objects can’t
force us to make decisions or even
believe in specific ideologies. And
they certainly aren’t solely to blame
for a select number of individuals
acting out violently.
People make choices to purchase
and play video games, and for some,
those choices aren’t flat-out bad
decisions. Many video games foster
important skills such as problem
solving, communication, coordination, creativity and goal-making. And
according to a 2013 study conducted
by researchers at the University of
Iowa, brain teasing games can actually slow the natural decline of mental
activity in the brain.
Like many others, I grew up
playing a variety of different computer and console games. At the age
of 4, I got my first Game Boy Color
and Pokemon Yellow. At 5, I was
dominating at Super Smash Bros,
and at 8, I was a Neopets multimillionaire. Fast forward to 16, and
I was known by my peers as the
“Baking Life queen” until the game
was removed from Facebook (Read
my other column dedicated to my
love of virtual bakery games).
Name a game, and I probably
played (and kicked butt at) it. I never
felt like my time was completely
wasted because I’m sure that I’ve
learned a lot from having video
games as a hobby. Pokemon forced
me to read and reread everything
because you needed to piece together
all the non-playing characters’
annoyingly long dialogues to figure out how to get to the next gym
leader. Super Smash Bros taught me
how to strategize and win as a team,
while Neopets helped me learn how
to set goals and manage my virtual
money responsibly.
Some games may not be as
obviously beneficial, but after all,
video games are meant to be fun
and entertaining. It’s fair to question and be concerned about the
effects of violent video games, but
it’s unfair to spread the belief that
all video games are inherently bad.
Becoming a hard-core gamer may
ruin your life if you refuse to eat,
bathe or spend some time in the
sun, but like everything else in life,
video games require balance and
good judgment.

GET PUBLISHED
Che Cafe Must Become Fiscally Responsible to Remain Open
▶ CHE CAFE from page 4

few extra dollars per quarter to help
support these popular centers and
their services, it doesn’t seem reasonable for our fees to go into fixing up
something so generally disused.
Exacerbating the monetary problem is that the Che Cafe has been
known for hosting several concerts
and gigs at exorbitantly low cost to
attendees. While, of course, we’re all
for the idea of student-run collectives providing competitively priced
goods and services, it doesn’t seem
like a good strategy in the midst of
such pressing financial problems
— particularly when this translates
into ignoring rent obligations. At the
end of the day, students will end up

shouldering the burden of repairs
and upgrades in order to keep the
Che afloat, and if financial management does not improve, we don’t
want to spend such princely sums
on a place that’s likely to stay in the
red indefinitely.
Ultimately, drastic changes must
be implemented if the cafe plans on
keeping its doors open. From a fiscal
standpoint, the cooperative continues
to struggle and has even had to give
up its non-profit status along the way.
If the Che Cafe wishes to remain a
successful co-op on campus and avoid
potentially being replaced by another
venue, the management will need to
take responsibility to keep the co-op
sustainable both in terms of the building’s safety and budget.

We understand just as well
as anyone the difficulties associated with maintaining a profitable
student-run organization, but
students cannot afford to simply
throw money at the cooperative to
support it.
If the Che Cafe building is to
reopen after future renovations,
the management will need to focus
on covering its own expenses. We
unequivocally support the Che
Cafe and its efforts to provide lowcost, if not cost-free, events and
services for the UCSD community.
However, safety, sustainability and
fiscal responsibility must remain
priorities after the renovation,
whether or not the Che Cafe is able
to stay intact.

Council Endorses Kosher/Halal Proposal
A joint Muslim Student Association and Union of Jewish Students proposal to create a
kosher and halal station in an on-campus dining hall received unanimous support.
BY Yan Gao

associate news editor
At their meeting on May 14, A.S.
Council voted to endorse halal and
kosher dining options at on-campus
dining facilities in light of Muslim
and Jewish students’ dietary needs.
The Muslim Student Association and
Union of Jewish Students collaborated
on a proposal to A.S. Council to create a
halal and kosher meat station in dining
halls on campus. The Resolution to
Improve Halal and Kosher Dining
Options on Campus was unanimously
passed by A.S. Council in a 29-00 decision and will be taken to
Housing, Dining and Hospitality for
consideration.
MSA and UJS requested a new
dining station in one of the current
dining halls on campus to provide halal
and kosher-certified meat. According
to MSA Vice President of External
Affairs Ramsha Shakil, this is just a
starting point and MSA and UJS aim
to have halal and kosher meat stations
in all six dining halls on campus.
In a PowerPoint presentation by
United Jewish Observance President
Zev Hurwitz, UCSD dining halls did
not offer kosher-compliant foods
during Jewish Passover even though
Passover-style specials were served in
the dining halls.
“If HDH passed our proposal,”
Hurwitz said. “We would be the
first UC to do this, and it would be
a big step for recruiting Jewish and
Muslim students.”
Annually,
during
Muslim
Ramadan, HDH offers halal takeouts
for observant students.
“Students have different ranges
dealing with [the lack of halal and

PHOTO BY BRIAN PATRICK MONROE/GUARDIAN FILE

kosher options]” UJS President Samuel
Hauss said. “From compromising what
they will and won’t eat to completely
refusing to live on campus.”
The Council of Provosts —
­ which
consists of the heads of all six colleges
— endorsed the proposal on April 29.
HDH currently has 1,200 kosher
grocery items in the markets, including
pre-packaged foods. However, Shakil
said that the markets offer little to no
halal-certified food items.
“Hot meals are definitely more
preferable than cold packaged foods”
Shakil said. “Students should be able
to get halal options using the dining
dollars they paid for.”
UJS and MSA proposed to offer
kosher and halal stations side by side
in Revelle College’s dining hall since
the infrastructure is still undergoing
construction, and it would be easy
to create an additional station. If
Revelle’s dining hall is not available,
UJS/MSA proposed Pines in Muir
College as the next alternative due to
its spacious layout.
United Jewish Observance

Executive Vice President Jonah
Saidian said that HDH only needs to
provide one additional personnel to
supervise the new halal and kosher
station, which has no significant
impact to its budget.
At the A.S. Council meeting,
Hurwitz explained that in order to
make the food kosher and halal,
the dining hall needs to establish
separate storage, preparation and
serving areas.
Halal certified meat often has
to be slaughtered in the Zabiha or
Dhabihah way and cannot be cooked
together with pork. Kosher-certified
meat requires a complete separation
of meat and dairy products, which
requires a separate preparation area.
The joint proposal will still
require approval from HDH. HDH
did not return requests for comments
by press time.
*Editor’s note: Zev Hurwitz is the
editor in chief of the Guardian.

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ERC Residential Advisers Will Distribute
Special Wristbands to Students for Festival
▶ WRISTBANDS, from page 2

ing and after the festival. Guerrero
told the UCSD Guardian that the
resident advisors will be the only
official means of disseminating this
information to students before the
May 16 festival. ERC resident advisors began distributing wristbands
on Wednesday, May 14 and will
continue to on Thursday, May 15.
Students will need one wristband
to gain access to ERC residential
halls, apartments and I-House and
a separate wristband to gain access
to The Village. A security staff composed of RAs and resident security
officers will be patrolling the ERC
section of campus to ensure that
all of the inhabitants are wearing
the correct wristband. They will
focus on students exhibiting “deviant behavior.” ERC Residential Life
will also fence off access to I-House
and Scholars Drive.
Interim Vice Chancellor of
Student Affairs Alan Houston told

former A.S. President Andy Buselt
in a follow-up email to his April 9
A.S. Council meeting presentation
that the no-guest policy “will only
apply to the Village and I-House.”
Houston did not respond for
comment by press time.
The May 6 email A.S. Council sent
to all students stated that “the Village
and I-House will be subject to a resident-only policy, and access will be
limited to residents of those communities only.” There was no mention of
whether the wristbands are necessary
to gain access or of ERC being subject
to the resident-only policy as well.
According to Guerrero, all of the
additional costs for the new security
features will be coming out of A.S.
Concerts & Events regular security
budget. ASCE did not respond for
comment by press time. The ERC
wristband policy is not mentioned on
the Sun God Festival 2014 website.

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Corrections
A May 12 article incorrectly stated that the Che Cafe facility would
be closed next year with certainty. University Centers Advisory Board
will actually vote on whether or not to close the facility next week. The
article also incorrectly stated that a change.org petition to save the cafe
from closure was launched on May 13. It was launched on May 10.
The Guardian corrects all errors brought to the attention of the editor.
Corrections can be sent to editor@ucsdguardian.org.

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goaded to drink
more because
it’s “Sun God,”
but you want
to remember
Sun God. It’s
planned for you
by your fellow
students; make it
worthwhile.

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Hydration is a
necessity — for
every serving
of alcohol you
have (a 1-ounce
shot of liquor, 5
ounces of wine
or 12 ounces of
beer), follow it with
an 8-ounce glass
of water.

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Whether or not you or your friends decide to
drink, it’s good to keep a few helpful tips in mind
to ensure your safety and the safety of the people
around you.
If you drink, drink in good company — other
than this being a quote from Hitch, make sure to
surround yourself with people who will take care
of you if anything should happen. The last thing
you want is to be left alone, unwell and uncared
for on arguably one of the best days of the year.

riginally from Orange
County, indie-rock band
Young the Giant returns
to its old Southern California
stomping grounds after a national
tour in support of its second
album, “Mind Over Matter,” which
was released in January of this
year. Young the Giant is expected
to put on a fun show at this year’s
Sun God Festival, featuring newer
songs like “It’s About Time” and
“Crystallized.” Striving to evolve
as a band while staying true to

its poppy sound, the group has
fine-tuned its energetic, surfrock melodies and the powerful,
unwavering vocals of lead singer
Sameer Gadhia which made the
debut effort successful. In an
interview with the UCSD Guardian,
guitarist Eric Cannata explained
that the new album is “more
aggressive” than the previous one,
while maintaining “dream-like and
spacey” instrumentals.
— Emily Bender
Senior Staff Writer

fter realizing a military
career wasn’t for him, indie
pop artist Jhameel ditched
ROTC at UC Berkeley for music.
The multitalented musician plays 14
instruments, speaks five languages
and blithely courts YouTube with
drunken covers of songs like Michael
Jackson’s “PYT.”
While Jhameel’s vocal style garners
comparisons to the King of Pop
himself, his musicality is all his own
— frenzied, raw and unabashedly
fun. His YouTube popularity has also
led to collaborations with peers like
Hoodie Allen and Giraffage.
On his Sun God setlist, he offered,
“We’ll be playing ‘Feisty,’ ‘Shut Up’ —
more upbeat stuff,” before hinting at
“one secret song.”
Whether that “secret song”
involves a Giraffage cameo is unclear.
“I asked [Giraffage],” Jhameel said.
“Still waiting on an answer, but it
could happen.”
— Rachel Huang
Senior Staff Writer

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Ty Dolla $ign

t’s not hard to make the claim
that 2014 will see a meteoric rise
in Ty Dolla $ign’s popularity. The
L.A.-based rapper finally released
his “Beach House” EP through Wiz
Khalifa’s label in January.
The aptly named EP features
absurdly clean production and
synth-based West Coast beats,
with Ty’s rhythmic slur and stutter
flowing like a cool brew in the
warm California sun, a perfect

complement for a sunny Sun God.
With his debut album “Free
TC” scheduled for release later this
year, score some hipster street-cred
at Ty’s stage before his inevitable
post-Sun God deification. Besides,
how could you resist seeing an
artist that still proudly displays
a “$” in their name? (Yes, we’re
looking at you Kesha.)
— Dieter Joubert
Senior Staff Writer

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alternative rock fans to him. In
addition to achieving his goal, his
mix was played at multiple festivals
this year including Coachella and
Ultra by Zedd and Tiesto.
“I ask myself, how can I
breathe new life into [a] track?
How can I take it to a new place?”
Audien said. “I love the ability of
a good remix to blend genres and
audiences.”
— Salena Quach
A&E Associate Editor

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hen it comes to EDM,
listeners thrive on sick
beats, gritty synths and,
above all, a DJ’s live performance
Among the proliferation of
DJs is Audien, a producer who
aims to help dance fans discover
other genres through trance and
progressive house remixes.
Citing Pink Floyd and Nas as
his musical influences, Audien
recently remixed “Pompeii” by
Bastille, hoping it would introduce

ew Politics separates itself
from other bands with its
electronically influenced
dance rock music style and insane
breakdancing moves. Their most
popular songs include, “Yeah Yeah
Yeah,” “Harlem” and “Tonight
You’re Perfect.” Lead singer David
Boyd can’t wait for Sun God and
admits, “Southern California is our
guilty pleasure.”
“We’re super excited and
honored to be part of such an

incredible lineup,” Boyd said. “We’re
good friends with Young the Giant
— we’ve toured and played with
them a lot because that’s our genre
of music, and who doesn’t like
Diplo and twerking?”
New Politics is just as excited to
play for us as we are excited to see
them. “College crowds always seem
to be wild and excited — they go
nuts, and we do too,” Boyd said.
— Devon Munos
Staff Writer

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t’s hard to know exactly what to
expect from Anna Lunoe at Sun
God Festival 2014. She’s a DJ,
but she’s also a singer and producer,
and her music ranges from more
common dance music to rave and
deep house. She also constantly
collaborates with other artists, and
apart from her legendary sets as
a DJ, it’s these collaborations that
have made a name for her.
“I Met You,” a particularly strutting tune, features her light, breathy
vocals alongside the production work
of herself and Flume. But most likely,
Sun God-goers will be dancing to
bouncier remixes of her hits and the
less-tame DJ work that made her
music relevant in the first place.
— Kyle Somers
Staff Writer

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the Colourist

ot many bands play at
Coachella before even
releasing an LP, but Orange
County rockers The Colourist have
blown up so quickly in the last few
years that maybe they earned that
right. Even in their first year as a
band in 2009, their single “Little
Games” reached number one on
The Hype Machine.
That achievement makes sense
because The Colourist’s music is

the kind of pop-infused rock that
20-somethings have an easy time
getting into.
Their sound ranges from happy
and bright to upbeat and fun, so
if instead of dancing, you’re better
at wildly jumping up and down
and shouting out the lyrics, you’ll
fit in with everyone else in The
Colourist’s audience.
— Kyle Somers
Staff Writer

WEEKEND

Miner

A

folk band is the unlikeliest
addition to the Sun God
Festival, but the six-piece
family group Miner — replete with
banjos, mandolins and harmonicas
— will add the twang Tritons never
knew they needed.
Through Miner’s sophisticated
debut album “Into the Morning”
from February this year, the group
already made a hit, “Hey Love,” that
has the rootsy charm of The Lum-

Giraffage

ineers and Edward Sharpe and the
Magnetic Zeros. What sets Miner
apart from contemporaries, though,
is its cosmopolitan beginnings:
Frontman Justin Miner formed the
band after being inspired by trips to
Central and South America — and
it shows in its cozy yet catchy (and
yes, still danceable) melodies that
eschew comparison.
— Jacqueline Kim
A&E Editor

S

an Francisco is a beautiful
city. And Charlie Yin, best
known as Giraffage, packs
in the city aesthetic into his
music, vocal samples and woozy
synthesizers floating foggily over
tight, glitchy beats. Influences from
ambient music and hip-hop/R&B
are readily apparent, and Yin mixes
the two worlds together in a sound
both corporeal and ethereal.
Giraffage creates beats
that can slowly lull you into a
daydream with its hazy qualities
or, conversely, make you move in
tandem with the deep bass kicks
and sputtering hi-hats. It’s in this
limbo state that his sound thrives
— a wonderful assortment of
different sounds, voices and drums
spun into sublimity.
— Ethan Fukuto
Staff Writer

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Diplo

t first glance, DJ and
producer Diplo appears to
be just another name on
the growing list of EDM artists who
have risen to fame recently.
But Diplo sets himself apart
due to the ubiquitousness of
his music — his try-everything,
be-everywhere attitude — as well as
his tendency to incorporate world
music into his work.
Showcasing his affinity for
lesser-known music scenes around

the globe, he breaks the mold of
what a DJ is “supposed” to do. Diplo
draws inspiration from American
hip-hop, Jamaican dancehall and
Brazilian favela funk, to name a
few. He combines genres to create
a uniquwe sound, often featuring
mashed-up vocals and beats and has
worked with everyone from M.I.A.
(“Paper Planes”) to Beyonce (“Run
the World (Girls)).”
— Emily Bender
A&E Editorial Assistant

elf-described nerds and “two
chill dudes,” James Campbell
and Omni Rutledge of
2TONEDISCO exude infectious
enthusiasm that translates into their
music. “We really care about making
sure that people have a good time,”
Campbell said.
Vibrant beats and keyboard
overlay make it hard not to dance.
Their distinct sound has allowed the
nu-disco group to rise within their
scene. In homage to their favorite
past time, they incorporate sounds

INTERVIEW

from classic video games, sewing
nostalgia into every song. Rutledge
explains that video games are what
got him into music.
“The sounds in old Nintendo
games … like Mario and the
Megaman series … are really
complex,” Rutledge said. “But they
are overlooked.” If you’ve ever
wanted dance to the sound of
Mario Brothers, Sun God Festival
is your chance.
— Raquel Calderon
Staff Writer

Joey Bada$$

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t only 19, Joey Bada$$ has
made significant waves in
the hip-hop community.
With his quick wit and preference for
old school beats, Joey’s music harkens
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back to the so-called “Golden Age of
hip-hop” from the ‘80s and ‘90s. His
songs are lean, with little in the way
of choruses or hooks to detract from
verses chock-full of memorable oneanadian duo Torro Torro —
maintain chest-thumping beats
Mike “Digits” Gonek and
while exploring heavier rhythms of liners and details of his life as a youth
Evan “Yo Ev” Norton — are
global mid-tempo bass. They’re even in Brooklyn. Scrolling through the
on the fast track to international rave
comments of any one of his music
spearheading a new dance music
stardom, as their game-changing
videos, you are bound to find one
genre, “moombahton,” (houseremixes and original songs alike take
hailing him as the “savior of hip-hop.”
reggaeton fusion) with familiar
the party world by storm.
artists like Diplo, Skrillex and Knife And while hip-hop never really died,
Heavy influences of hip hop,
his no-frills aesthetic is refreshing
Party. With another EP due early
electronic and “tropical riddim”
summer, Torro Torro will get hearts amongst a sometimes homogenous
create a distinct sound that hints at
genre that can substitute soul for
pumping to Sun God Festival and
reggae but still exists clearly in the
mass appeal.
beyond.
space of dance music. Recognizable
— Rachel Huang — Ethan Fukuto
hits like their debut “Knockin’ Boots”
Senior Staff Writer
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Juicy J

f Juicy J’s feature on Katy
Perry’s “Dark Horse” has you
worried that the “Three 6
Mafia” cofounder has lost some of
his punch, fear not.
Since his solo career took
off, Juicy J has applied the same
formula of dirty Southern rap over
hip-hop and trap beats without any
lapse in quality, using his devilishly
charismatic persona to deliver
unabashedly hedonistic lines like
“Blowin loud/ Juicy J be higher

than the gas price,” with a smirk
across his face.
Considering the young new
talents that have been dominating
the rap charts, it’s refreshing to
see a veteran of 20 years bringing
it as hard as ever, dropping
bangers without restraint. For
the alcohol-induced festivities of
Sun God, Juicy J is the perfect
accompaniment and ringleader.
— Dieter Joubert
Senior Staff Writer

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A. The music – the
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B. Blowing up people’s
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A. Welcome the
bright sun with open
arms and sunscreen.

B Bathroom selfie
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C. Only the best day
of the year.

D. The worst hangover of the year.

C. Finding out Juicy
J’s popular songs.

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All a’s are worth 1 point, all b’s are worth 2 points,
all c’s are worth 3 points and all d’s are worth 4
points. Add up your points and divide by 8.
POINT RANGES FOR RESULTS
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1.8 to 2.5, The “But First, Let Me Take a #selfie” Goer
2.6 to 3.3, The “Studious, But Not Sober” Goer
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The “I Thought This Was Coachella” Goer
By Shelby Newalis, Editorial Assistant
Is your car decorated for Sun God?
Did you and your friends make matching
flower headbands? Have you just spend
your financial aid check on Free People
boho fringe boots? Yep, you definitely
got Sun God confused with Coachella.
We get it, Sun God is crazy fun; everyone
cuts loose and enjoys music from bands
that will probably be really big next
year. But, remember, this is a one-day,
school sponsored event. Outkast is not
headlining, and there definitely won’t be
any gourmet food.

A point range is designated for
each result:
0-8 points: Never Made it to
Sun God Festival
9-10 points: Coachella
11-17 points: But First, Let Me
Take a #selfie

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The “But First, Let Me Take a #selfie” Goer
By Vincent Pham, Lifestyle Editor
We all see you. It could be a
Snapchat, an Instagram or just
personal documentation to remember
who you saw during the night —
regardless, you took a #selfie. Your
phone becomes a mirror, and you
make a seemingly sensual (sometimes
goofy) face.
Then you stow away your phone
until the next person you know passes
by. People may judge, people may
stare, but you’re going to #idgaf and
#yolo because it’s #SGF2014.
ILLUSTRATION BY ANNIE LIU

The “Studious, But Not Sober” Goer
By Teddi Faller, Editorial Assistant
You knew this was coming. Your 5 p.m.
lecture was going to bite you back when
Sun God came around. But you’ve found
a way to work around that — by throwing
a mixed drink in your Kleen Kanteen.
Hopefully you’ve mastered the delicate
balance between buzzed motivation and
heightened senses to get through your
upper division core class — extra points if
you slayed whatever quiz your professor
used to force attendance. As writer Celia
Rivenbark always says, “You can’t drink all
day if you don’t start in the morning.”
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The “Too Drunk to Function” Goer
By Anna Stern, Staff Writer
Maybe you pregamed a little too
hard. One shot became two, three
shots became four and before you
know it, you are seriously turnt up.
You will definitely be feeling it in
the morning, but for now all your
inebriated mind can think about is how
great of a time you are having.
Sure, you might have lost your keys,
ID and friends, but hey, at least you
made it past security.
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Five Graduating Seniors Play in Final Collegiate Games as UCSD Will Face Sixth-Seeded Sonoma
Tritons Conclude 2014 Season with 34–18 Record Overall State in First Round of Regionals Play
▶ SOFTBALL, from page 15

DSU, the Tritons came up short
against Central Washington 10–1. A
grand slam in the third inning gave
the Wildcats the lead while six more
runs in the seventh inning left little
hope of a UCSD comeback.
DSU and Central Washington
went on to face each other in the
championship game on Sunday;
DSU prevailed and progressed to
Super Regionals.
For five graduating seniors, third
baseman Emily McQuaid, center
fielder and first baseman Caitlin
Brown, right-hander Jennifer Manuel,
shortstop Mya Romero and outfielder Kirsten WIllmon, these were the
final games of their collegiate careers.

Each of the five played a major role
in UCSD winning its first NCAA
Softball National Championship in
2011, during which the Tritons maintained a .665 winning percentage
over their career — the highest of
any class. The seniors helped propel
UCSD to four consecutive playoff
appearances, leaving an indelible
mark on the program.
“[Losing] the last game was upsetting especially for the five seniors,”
Edwards said. “They’ve done so much
for the program. It was devastating, but
I know they’ll always be there for us.
They’re like our family, so I know that
we won’t lose touch with them.”
Brown was also recently selected as
the Daktronics, Inc. All-West Honoree,
along with Edwards and sophomore

outfielder Callie Grant.
“It’s an honor to be selected,”
Brown said. “The most important
thing to me has always been to represent UCSD, and I’m glad I had the
opportunity to do so.”
UCSD concludes the 2014 season
after making major improvements
throughout regular play and making
its fourth straight appearance in the
NCAA postseason.
“This was really a year of improvement,” Brown said. “We started rough,
but worked really hard to improve
throughout the year. Even though we
finished short, we really fought hard
to the end, and I’m very proud of that.”

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▶ BASEBALL, from page 15

The high-powered Triton
offense will have a tough matchup
in their first game with Sonoma
State’s right-hander George Asmus
(6–1) most likely starting on the
mound. Asmus’s impressive 1.06
ERA through 11 starts this season
leads the entire conference.
Though Sonoma State is an inconference opponent for UCSD, the
Tritons have little experience to draw
on against the Seawolves, as the only
series scheduled between the two
squads was cancelled earlier in the
season. As for the other teams, UCSD
split one series each between Chico
State and Cal Poly Pomona (but beat
both in the CCAAs), lost in a one-

game matchup to California Baptist
and has yet to face Dixie State this
season. Despite top-seeding, UCSD
cannot afford to overlook any of its
fellow NCAA opponents.
UCSD’s first game against the
Seawolves is scheduled for 7 p.m. on
Thursday. If the Tritons win, they will
play at 3 p.m. on Friday in the winner’s
bracket, and if they lose, they will fall
to the loser’s bracket and play at 11
a.m. on Friday, remaining in championship competition. In the event that
they survive the first two days, they
will play on Saturday and vie for a spot
in the championship contest scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m.

Pimentel, a junior All-American,
is also making her third nationals
appearance. Pimentel, who holds the
school record at 2:09.07, won the 800
at the CCAAs. She is seeded 10th and
finished in ninth last year.
Rounding out the lineup is junior
distance Carlos Bojorquez who will
make his first nationals appearance for the 1500-meter. Bojorquez

placed second in the conference
finals and is seeded 18th.
With a mixed bag of experience
and inexperience, youth and veterans, the Tritons hope to make a
name for themselves and for UCSD
in Allendale, Michigan, from May
22 through the 24. Portions of the
meet will be streamed live on the
NCAA website.
“What’s unique about us is that
we face so much high-level com-

petition during the year: division-I
level competition and even world
class competition,” Salerno told the
UCSD Guardian. “No one else in
Division II sees [opponents] anywhere near that level that we do
throughout the season. We feel
pretty good that we can compete
effectively.”

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his Thursday, May 15 through Sunday, May 18, the
No. 15 UCSD baseball team will host the NCAA West
Regionals at Triton Ballpark. The Tritons are the number one seed in the six-team, double-elimination tournament and will face sixth-seeded Sonoma State in the first
round of play.
The Tritons enter the national postseason race with
serious momentum as they are coming off a perfect
3–0, title-winning performance in the California
Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament. UCSD will be led by its six All-CCAA
members: sophomore right-hander Troy Cruz,

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on the first team — along with second-team members, senior lefthander Justin Rahn and junior outfielder Michael Mann.
La Face, who won the Most Valuable Player award in last weekend’s conference tournament, is fifth in batting average (.357) and
second in RBI (47) in all of CCAA. Rahn trails La Face with 41 RBI,
good for third in the league.
UCSD will face strong competition in opponents Cal Poly
Pomona (4th seed) and Sonoma State (6), as well as three nationally ranked teams: No. 9 Chico State (2), No. 16 California Baptist
University (3), No. 27 Dixie State (5).

UCSD Loses in NCAA
Regionals to End Season
Tritons upset No. 4 Humboldt State but fall to Dixie
State and Central Washington to exit postseason play.
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BY john story

associate sports edit0r
After a 34–18 season, the UCSD
softball team ended its season last
Saturday as the Tritons were eliminated in the NCAA West Regionals
after a pair of losses to host No. 15
Dixie State and Central Washington
University. The Tritons went 1–2
through the tournament, winning
their opener against Humboldt State
University before dropping the last
two contests.
Facing the nation’s fourth-ranked
team in their first game, the Tritons
snapped an 11-game losing streak to
Humboldt State in a 10–6 victory.
UCSD finished with a grand total of
17 hits and racked up a 6–2 advantage
going into the bottom of the seventh.
However, Humboldt State rallied to break sophomore left-hander
Alexis Edwards and plate four runs
in the final frame, sending the match
into extra innings. UCSD responded quickly, adding four runs off of
five hits. In the bottom of the eighth
inning, Edwards shut down the
Lumberjacks to secure the upset win.
“When we went into extra innings,
I knew our team was going to hit,”
Edwards said. “Once Mya [Romero]
made that last out in the last inning,
everyone was just so excited. Of
course my heart was pumping so fast.”
Senior right-hander Jennifer
Manuel started on the mound against
the top-ranked DSU offense in
UCSD’s first loss of the tournament.

UCSD
35–14

#6

SONOMA
STATE

27–16

39–13

DIXIE
STATE

35–15

California
BAPTIST

37–13

#4

CAL POLY
POMONA

32–15

Mixed Results at Occidental Invite,
Five Tritons Will Head to NCAAs
UCSD competes at Eagle Rock, fails to qualify additional Tritons for
nationals, which will be held in Allendale, Michigan from May 22 to May 25.
staff writer

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TRACK & FIELD

BY clay kaufman

Manuel kept the Red Storm scoreless
through the first four frames while
Triton offense tallied three runs by the
bottom of the third.
Edwards replaced Manuel in the
fifth inning after DSU bats brought
two runners home and Manuel faced
a bases-loaded situation with none
away. The Red Storm capitalized on its
advantage and drove in two more runners to take their first lead of the game
at the end of the fifth inning. The
Tritons failed to overcome the deficit
in either of the final two innings,
while DSU added another run in the
final frame en route to a 5–3 final
score.
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With the NCAA Division II
Championship coming up next
week, the UCSD track and field
squad had one last chance at last
weekend’s Occidental Invitational
to qualify as many athletes as possible to join javelin thrower and AllAmerican junior throws Nash Howe
in Michigan’s national meet. Several
UCSD athletes competed in Eagle
Rock, California, but none were able
to secure UCSD any additional qualifiers. However, the recent NCAA
qualification announcements nevertheless brought in four more Tritons
to the NCAA roster for their performances throughout the season.
UCSD put up some personal bests
at the invitational on both the men
and women’s sides. The women’s
4x400-meter relay team, consisting
of junior sprints Sabrina Pimentel,

senior hurdles Lauren Irish and
freshmen sprints Jackie Chalmers
and Lauren Lopez, took top honors in
their event. Their time of 3 minutes
46.03 seconds improved upon their
previous best of 3:47.08.
On the men’s side, freshman sprints
Jared Senese narrowly improved his
800-meter time. His new personal best
of 1:51.58 featured a .04 second jump
from his previous best.
“[The Occidental Invitational] is
really just a meet to fine-tune people
who are going to nationals and hopefully improve qualifying marks to get
[other] people in,” men’s head coach
Tony Salerno said. “In some cases
we had improved marks, but [they]
ended up being not enough to get
into nationals.”
Several days following the meet, the
NCAAs released the accepted entrants
for the tournament, which included
five Tritons. Howe, who will compete
in his third consecutive national meet,

is seeded first in the javelin throw.
“Nash is going ranked number one,
but only one centimeter ahead of number two,” Salerno said. “Out of the 20
other [throwers], that’s not a whole
lot. But we’re excited about Howe. He’s
prepared for nationals — he’s going to
be ready to go.”
Junior throws Anthony Capitulo
will join Howe in the javelin as he
makes his NCAAs debut. Capitulo,
who placed third in the California
Collegiate Athletic Association finals,
barely snuck in as the 20th seed in the
20-man competition.
Also making his national’s debut
is redshirt freshman decathlon Dan
Golubovic who, during the CCAA
finals, set the stadium record in the
decathlon en route to easily winning
the event. Golubovic is seeded 11th
and is the youngest Triton competing this year.
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Saturday
June 7, 2014
9 a.m.

Spanos Track and Field Stadium

Fun course

Run or walk!

Free stuff

Gear bag and official Triton 5K
sweat-wicking T-shirt

Festival

Live music, local food vendors
and healthy living fair
All proceeds support UC San Diego
student scholarships
USATF sanctioned race